Monthly Archives: May 2001

The WUSA has debuted, offering MLS competition on the American professional soccer front. Here's your chance to say which league is stronger.

The following are the results of the socceramerica.com poll in which 1,390 fans picked the best and worst MLS stadiums and fans. The best stadium? Overwhelmingly Columbus Crew Stadium. D.C. United edged Chcago for the best fans. The worst: Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium and Miami Fusion fans. 1. Which MLS team has the best stadium? […]

Michelle Akers’ early WUSA contributions have been restricted to spokeswoman service because of injury. Where the 35-year-old star will land once healthy has yet to be determined. Also, attendance and TV rating updates: BY DEAN CAPARAZ WHITHER MICHELLE?: Despite what her first column says on WUSA.com, Michelle Akers is not the property of the Carolina […]

EnglandÆs Leeds and SpainÆs Valencia battled to a goalless draw in the first-leg of their European Champions League semifinal at Elland Road. May 2 in Leeds, England Leeds 0 Valencia 0.

The Los Angeles Galaxy added to its international resume with a 2-1 victory over 10-time Mexican First Division Champion Chivas de Guadalajara in front of an estimated 30,000 fans at the Estadio de Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City. Galaxy rookie Brian Ching was the difference scoring the game-winning goal with two minutes left in the […]

Brad Friedel notched his 17th shutout of the season as Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday gained promotion to the English Premier Division with a 1-0 triumph at Preston North End. Blackburn, which picked up Friedel on a free transfer from Liverpool last November, clinched second place in the First Division, opening a four-point lead on third-place […]

Hylton Dayes is the fifth head coach in the 28-year history of the Cincinnati men’s program, replacing Jeff Cook, who took the Dartmouth men’s job. Dayes spent the last four years as the men’s head coach at alma mater Wright State, where he had a 32-37-8 record. School Old Coach New Coach Appalachian State Aidan […]

The following is a summary of NCAA Division I women’s coaching changes during the 2000-2001 offseason: Key: recent moves in bold. School Old Coach New Coach Arizona State Terri Patraw Ray Leone Arkansas-Little Rock Chris Pratt Greg Hess Cal Riverside new program Veronica O’Brien Cal State Fullerton Al Mistri Ali Khosroshahin Canisius Carlos Obiano Meagan […]

Giovanni Elber scored on a volley in the 55th minute to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the first-leg of their semifinal in the European Champions League. May 1 in Madrid, Spain Real Madrid 0 Bayern Munich 1. Goal: Elber 55.

Wednesday, May 2 (8:00 p.m. ET) – Kansas City Wizards at MetroStars (Metro Sports) Season series: First Meeting; All-time regular season series: Kansas City leads 8-5-1 (Kansas City leads 23-14 in aggregate goals). Leading scorers: Kansas City: F Chris Brown (3g, 1a = 7pts); MetroStars: F Clint Mathis (2g, 2a = 6pts) Did you know? […]

EASTERN DIVISION Record (Points)/Place D.C. UNITED 2-1-0 (6 points)/3rd D.C. United travels to battle the MetroStars this Saturday at Giants Stadium marking the first time United ‘keeper Mike Amman and Metros midfielder Richie Williams face their former teammates … A pre-draft trade on Feb. 4 sent the popular Ammann to United in exchange for the […]

U.S. under-20 national team head coach Wolfgang Suhnholz has called in three new players to camp as the team prepares for an appearance at the Toulon Festival youth tournament in France later this month, and subsequently the FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina next month. UNC forward Logan Pause, Tampa Bay Mutiny forward Gus Kartes […]

By Ridge Mahoney According to a source, Chicago and New England are close to finalizing a trade that would send striker Eric Wynalda to the Fire for draft picks. Chicago coach Bob Bradley would only confirm that discussions were ongoing and said he would not comment on ramifications of the deal until it is completed. […]

The following is a brief team-by-team injury overview entering Week 5 of the 2001 MLS Regular Season: EASTERN DIVISION D.C. UNITED – OUT: M Ben Olsen (ankle fracture-R); QUESTIONABLE: M Marco Etcheverry (hip flexor strain-R, partial shoulder separation-R), F Jamie Moreno (knee surgery-R), D Eddie Pope (big toe sprain-L); PROBABLE: M Brian Kamler (groin strain-R) […]

Left-winger Eddie Lewis left MLS for London, but his tenure with Fulham hasn’t turned out as he’d hoped. Though he celebrated the First Division crown and promotion to the Premier League, Lewis faces an unsure future in England. INTERVIEW BY SCOTT FRENCH SOCCER AMERICA: What is your situation at Fulham these days? EDDIE LEWIS: I’m […]

Today’s guests: MLS Deputy Commissioner – Ivan Gazidis Los Angeles Galaxy/ U.S. national team midfielder – Cobi Jones Ivan Gazidis’ Opening Comments: “Congratulations to Cobi for becoming our MLS Player of the Week with his two-goal performance this weekend. Cobi has put in more than five years of service to the league and is a […]